Shigeo Asai

Japan Science & Technology Agency implements the government's science and technology policy and basic plan. It also provides infrastructure of science and technology information and creates awareness and understanding of science and technology-related issues. The agency focuses on the following priority areas: Green Innovation, Life Innovation, Nanotechnology and Materials, Information and Communications Technology, and Science and Technology for Society. The agency was founded in October 1996 and is headquartered in Kawaguchi, Japan.